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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having managed to conjure up just 1 wins from the previous 4 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2007, the Latics carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 25 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 30 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 1953/1954 | Wed 13 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Latics have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Newcastle Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Magpies have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 13 points from their 18 games thus far. Newcastle Utd.'s 26 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Magpies out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Wigan Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | No sequences of note |
| Newcastle Utd. | 5 games since last defeat. |